Rasmus Christian Elling

Rasmus Christian Elling

Associate Professor

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

Irans Moderne Historie (Gyldendal, 2019): The first book in Danish about Iranian history from the 19th to 21st Century based on Persian primary sources. 

Minorities in Iran: Ethnicity and Nationalism After Khomeini (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013): A pathbreaking historical and sociological study of the relationship between four ethnic minorities, Iranian nationalism and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Recent publications:


  1. Published

    Bring in the Dead: Martyr Burials and Election Politics in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Middle East Report.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Urbanizing the Iranian Public: Text, Tehran and 1922

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2019, In: Middle Eastern Studies. 55, 3, p. 301-318 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    War of Clubs: Struggle for Space in Abadan and the 1946 Oil Strike

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 8 Mar 2016, Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East. Fuccaro, N. (ed.). Stanford University Press, p. 189-210 22 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Ray Ban in Abadan: Oil Urbanism and Cultural History in the Iranian Petroleumscape

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 16 May 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearch

  5. Published

    Reviewing and Redefining the Student Movement in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, In: Humanization of Education. 1, p. 85-97 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  6. Published

    Narrating Ethnic Violence in Abadan: the 1946 Strike

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 13 Feb 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Matters of Authenticity: Nationalism, Islam and Ethnic Diversity in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2012, Iran: From Theocracy to the Green Movement. Nabavi, N. (ed.). Basingstoke ; New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 79-99 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Tærskelmagt

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2013, Mellemøstens Nye Verden: Syrien, Egypten, Iran, Israel, Palæstina, Tyrkiet, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali, regionens fremtid. Kjersgaard, C. B. & Andersen, L. E. (eds.). København: Ræson

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  9. Published

    Tribal Hands and Ethnic Votes: Ethnicity, Regionalism and Elections in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2015, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38, 14, p. 2534-2550 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Unity Within Diversity, Pluralism Without Tolerance: Security and Ethnic Minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2 Mar 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The Global, the Urban and the Revolution in 1970s Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 29 Mar 2021, Global Urban History Blog

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  12. Published

    Oliebyen midt i en jazztid: Nostalgi og modernitet i Abadan

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Nov 2014, In: Tidsskriftet Kulturstudier. 2, p. 24-47 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Accepted/In press

    Introduction: The Transformation of Third Worldism in the Middle East

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Sep 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Fate of Third Worldism in the Middle East: Iran, Palestine and Beyond. Oneworldbooks, (Radical Histories of the Middle East).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Taking the Islam out of it

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2003, In: Naqd. 5, p. 24-50 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  15. Published

    All Eyes on Iran: the Nuclear Ambitions of a People and a President

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Intelligence and National Security. 24, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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